me

Another one from my daughter. This time, of me!

self portrait of a young toddler

tinker bell

When I was in LA visiting my sister (yup, this was way back in March) I had the great luck of crashing my cousin's birthday party. Naturally, I took photos. Young girls' obsession with Tinker Bell is confounding (according to a teacher friend of mine, this obsession persists in the teenage Latina population as well...hmmm) but my 3-year-old cousin's love for the fairy is pure and strong. With an emphasis on strong. Case in point: In that last photo—the one where she looks all forlorn—she's searching the parking lot for Tinker Bell, who had to return to Neverland. In her white car. Some fancy explaining ensued.

sunset

Here's a sun-drenched favorite from last night's shoot. You read that right. Night. I enjoyed an awesome shoot with a family with three kids with ages in the double digits. Apparently my children won't always go to bed at 7 PM (the horror). So we were able to take advantage of the amazing late day sun sifting through tall grasses and humming off the Hudson. The family (and this sweetie in particular!) was an absolute joy to photograph. More to come...

happy father's day

To all the daddy's!

sweet baby james

And his sweetie-pie big sister.

the imperfect family (photo)

This family is perfect. They really are. I don't know a sweeter mom (and the dad ain't half bad either!). But getting a family portrait with all three tiny little kids—at the same time!—was a challenge. The result is this hilariously imperfect portrait. And I kind of love it, don't you? It's beautiful chaos. The baby was supposed to be the star (the little man slept through the entire shoot) but their eldest daughter had a blast in front of the camera. She's quite the little model, no? I came away with so many beautiful shots, deciding which to blog has taken me all day. Please enjoy one of the prettiest little newborns I've seen all year.

brooklyn baby

Here's a favorite from a recent shoot in Brooklyn. Loads more to come!